Quote#Work
When people not accustomed to Washington came to the office, or when…
Quote byCalvin Coolidge · 1872–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge, Cosmopolitan Book Corporation (1929), p. 200..
English (original)
When people not accustomed to Washington came to the office, or when I met them on some special occasion, they often remarked that it seemed to be my busy day, to which my stock reply came to be that all days were busy and there was little difference among them.
— Calvin Coolidge
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